p{re}p{ar}ate oure 5 e{ss}enc{e}, þanne take fyn brennynge watir til it 36


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be redy, and lete þe pacient drynke þerof a litil i{n} fyn wiyn.
and also he schal waische al his body and his extremytees wiþ
brennynge watir ofte tymes. and lete him vse þis a good while,
& he schal be hool. / 4

[‘5. M^e.’]

[[* Fol. 20b.]]

[--To fatten lean and consumptive men.--]

[*]The .5 medicyn for a man þat is almoost al co{n}sumed,
& waastid in al his body, and riȝt leene, as þ{a}t man þ{a}t
hath þe tisik & þe etik / Forsoþe þe v{er}ry cure to heele him
is oure 5 e{ss}enc{e} / Forwhi. it comfortiþ þe feble nature; and 8

[Mix with our Quinte Essence a little celandine water; give it
the patient, and he shall soon be wonderfully fat.]

þe nature þat is lost it restoriþ, & so restorid it p{re}serueþ /
And þ{er}fore if ȝe wol restore þe fleisch of a leene mannys body

[‘Celidoyne.’]

almoost consumed awey, drawe þanne a watir of celidoyne, and